In Our Defense...

Rec’d

I posted something similar for RoMac’s words about attendence. I live in Florida, so I can’t get to the home games. Unless we get a Monday Night Game next season. I’ll break the bank to get there for that. I do make it to all the away games in Miami, Tampa, and Jax. Raising hell in my Bo throwback and Captain Spalding mask.

Don’t know why someone would bring up blackouts.

Food stamps for tickets??!!!!!!
Food stamps for tickets. thats right , in an effort to sell out the coliseum ownership has allowed for oakland residents to use food stamps to purchase tickets. Way to go Oakland you might have a full house for the first time in nearly 3 years. Good luck with your parole officer this afternoon. See you at the game!!! If you get released in time. KC19 OAK9
by The Blaster on Nov 5, 2010 9:20 AM PDT reply actions

I love my Nation! comprised of members who’d rather watch Oakland beat hell out of KC than eat. Best fanbase on earth.
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Nov 5, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions

The noise made for SD 48.5K and Seattle 35K was amazing; imagine the decibel-level Sunday. None of us will be able to speak Monday … just write.

I talk a lot of trash. Especially when it comes to rival week, but I also try to keep it friendly. Only to the ones to do the same though.

Like you, I live a great distance from Oakland (I’m in Chicago) so it is difficult to make the trip to catch home games. I live vicariously through those who do make it. I look forward to the day that those of us on S&BP can all catch a game together. I know that even though we may argue about the organization, players, plays, what have you, we all have each other’s backs when it counts. That is a Nation brother!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsKqX_JcZcA

Like many of you, I don’t live in the Bay Area – in fact, I live on the other side of the Pacific (Sydney, Australia) but on game day I wear my worn old Rich Gannon jersey and, whatever happens, get drunk afterward in celebration.

I’ve attended one game at the Coliseum in my life, as well as a Raiders/Dolts game in San Diego – both of which we lost, but to me, being there was everything.

Unfortunately I live in New England, and I am unable to go to any raider games. Hell, I hardly EVER go to pats games. But I can say this: Which stadium would I rather be in?

I truthfully would rather be in the coliseum. It seems MUCH more alive and exhilarating, and I’ve been to Gillette before a couple times.

Rec’d (although I’ll take it back if you don’t want one from a Chiefs fan).

I’d sell my car for season tickets including roundtrip airfare for 8 weekends to see my beloved Raiders. But I do need it for those 2 1/2 hour drives for work. And my car is pretty sweet. I might just get a 3rd job for those tix.

I have seen 4 Raider games in person 3 at home and 1 in SF all of which we won! but that was a while ago! Now I am no longer in CA living in exile in Ohio! ugh Bengals fans! shudders but through it all I know how hard it is because the ticket prices are truly outrageous! and unfortunately there is not a single damn thing we can do about it!

Did I see chief fans sitting in the black hole last game or was it my imagination?

Keep ‘em coming man! Rec’d!!!!!

Oakland bashing is all the rage. Even in the area.

Usually the folks doing the bashing reveal more about their character than about Oakland. Most of the negative comments reveal people who are trying to make themselves feel better by attacking what they think are weaker people. Because they perceive Oakland as a poorer and browner community they toss around pejoratives or code words for the hate that goes along with that mentality. Unfortunately some of us buy into a little bit of that mentality. Instead of just shrugging it off as them being the fool, we react with more anger than is necessary.

Seattle is a nice town and I could live there if I wanted. Great fans as well. And if they had one or two Super Bowl Trophies – Seattle fans might be more interested in discussing Xs and Os. But until they do we are just going to have to accept that some of their fans have got nothin’ in the debate so they have to fall back on personal insults.

Times are indeed hard and getting my season tickets was a bigger decision this year. Being 5 and 4 makes it a lot easier to justify. Hopefully the team can keep improving and more fans will come to realize the joy that comes with sharing a Sunday in the House of Thrills. Sell-outs are more fun for everybody.

Not to disagree completely with your Pittsburgh analogy, because I believe the majority of Steeler Fans are actual fans who struggle just like we do to come up with ticket money, but there is also a fairly large business/corporate community in Pittsburgh and if you want to shine and make that big deal you have to have some tix for the Steelers.

In the Bay Area that same glamor all goes to SF. Luxury boxes and great seats are very valuable to the financial and corporate groups and most of those are centered around the city of San Francisco. Sure there are die-hard 9er fans who love their team through thick and thin but their are also a lot of business people who hang on to their season tickets and keep renewing them regardless. Companies I have worked for have all had 9er season tickets for the executives and in the bad years all the admins and mail room folks would get to go to see the Falcons or Browns in great seats.

I remember, back in the seasons that got them Alex Smith, the 9ers had a game against Green Bay. It was another of their consecutive sell-outs but the stadium was 30-40% cheese-heads. Sure a couple of folks brought their neighbor who had moved from Wisconsin but a lot of those season tickets were not being used by 9er fans.

One thing I love about being a Raider Fan is that it is a universal symbol. I always throw a Raider sweatshirt or T in my luggage when I travel. Paris, New York, Albuquerque I always run into another Raider Fan and instantly have something to talk about and share.

Fortunately or unfortunately, for the Raiders, winning is more important than it is for the teams in other markets. So… Just Win Baby!

if we beat the steelers im punching our ticket to the afc championship this season

They don’t pay us enough and certainly not enough for me to go to more than two Raiders games a year. I make it out to what I can, especially since true Raider football is back!

TAW is right about most stuff.